Big Book of Science Fiction by Ann Vandermeer (2016, Trade Paperback)
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- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller Notes
- “creased corners / heavy shelf-wear / foxing at front / some creased pages / no smoke smells”
- ISBN
- 9781101910092
- Book Title
- Big Book of Science Fiction
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 2 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Science Fiction / General
- Item Weight
- 58.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Number of Pages
- 1216 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1101910097
ISBN-13
9781101910092
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219403524
Product Key Features
Book Title
Big Book of Science Fiction
Number of Pages
1216 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
2 in
Item Weight
58.1 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-042397
TitleLeading
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Reviews
"Everything about this book is exciting. First, it's huge--some 750,000 words fill its 1,200 pages. Second, it's been compiled by one of sci-fi's coolest power couples--she's a distinguished editor (Tor.com, Weird Tales ), he's a superb writer (2014's Southern Reach trilogy). And finally, it's not just another survey of white men in science fiction (aka Phillip K.'s dicks). For every Wells and Dick and George R.R. Martin, there's work by Le Guin, Butler, and Katherine MacLean--not to mention stories from all over the world, from China (Liu Cixin) to Argentina (Silvina Campo). Gift it to a friend, then buy one for yourself." -- Jason Kehe, Wired (This Summer's Must-Read Books) "At 105 stories--taken from around the world and since the genre's very beginnings to its recent heights--and more than 1,000 pages, this extraordinary anthology handily earns its billing as the 'ultimate collection' of science fiction. . . . The VanderMeers, longtime SF/F editors ( The Time Traveler's Almanac and many others), provide a critical survey of the field as well as incisive biographies of the contributors." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review), "Everything about this book is exciting. First, it's huge--some 750,000 words fill its 1,200 pages. Second, it's been compiled by one of sci-fi's coolest power couples--she's a distinguished editor (Tor.com, Weird Tales ), he's a superb writer (2014's Southern Reach trilogy). And finally, it's not just another survey of white men in science fiction (aka Phillip K.'s dicks). For every Wells and Dick and George R.R. Martin, there's work by Le Guin, Butler, and Katherine MacLean--not to mention stories from all over the world, from China (Liu Cixin) to Argentina (Silvina Campo). Gift it to a friend, then buy one for yourself." -- Jason Kehe, Wired (This Summer's Must-Read Books), "An enormous anthology of science fiction put together by two of our sharpest purveyors of the genre. . . . This volume is a perfect mix of the classic and the unexpected." -- Flavorwire "Everything about this book is exciting. First, it's huge--some 750,000 words fill its 1,200 pages. Second, it's been compiled by one of sci-fi's coolest power couples--she's a distinguished editor (Tor.com, Weird Tales ), he's a superb writer (2014's Southern Reach trilogy). And finally, it's not just another survey of white men in science fiction (aka Phillip K.'s dicks). For every Wells and Dick and George R.R. Martin, there's work by Le Guin, Butler, and Katherine MacLean--not to mention stories from all over the world, from China (Liu Cixin) to Argentina (Silvina Campo). Gift it to a friend, then buy one for yourself." -- Jason Kehe, Wired (This Summer's Must-Read Books) "Science fiction anthologies are a dime a dozen, but there's that one that comes across every now and again that is truly essential. This is the case for Ann and Jeff Vandermeer's Big Book of Science Fiction , an anthology that goes back to the genre's roots in pulp fiction, all the way up to the end of the 20th Century, picking the best stories from around the world (including a number never before translated into English) . . . We took one look at this massive anthology's Table of Contents, and fell in love at first sight." --io9 "Whether you're a life-long fan of science fiction or layperson diving deep into a new genre, this incredible anthology offers a comprehensive genre education between two covers. In more than 1,000 pages and upwards of 100 stories, the VanderMeers have compiled a truly representative history of SF from its early beginnings to its myriad modern incarnations. . . . This is an unparalleled achievement, and undoubtedly one of the most important books you'll buy this year." -- Barnes and Noble Booksellers' Picks "When it comes to massive and comprehensive anthologies focused on a specific strain of fiction, the editorial team of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer has set the bar remarkably high." -- LitHub "Ann and Jeff VanderMeer are a powerhouse editing team; their recent anthology of weird fiction helped define a genre, and took a smart historical global view while doing it. This anthology does a similar feat to science fiction, with an expansive aesthetic and work from a host of writers, including W.E.B. DuBois, Cixin Liu, Ursula K. Le Guin, and George R.R. Martin." -- Vol. 1 Brooklyn "These stories were chosen for continuing relevance and arranged to interplay like voices in a great conversation: shifting and offering new insights. . . . Throughout this collection, every piece of wrack, scavenger bird, and sorceress contains multitudes." -- Locus Magazine "A fun and solid genre education." -- Library Journal (Starred Review) "At 105 stories--taken from around the world and since the genre's very beginnings to its recent heights--and more than 1,000 pages, this extraordinary anthology handily earns its billing as the 'ultimate collection' of science fiction. . . . The VanderMeers, longtime SF/F editors ( The Time Traveler's Almanac and many others), provide a critical survey of the field as well as incisive biographies of the contributors." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "If your readerly appetite is not quite novel-sized, you'll definitely want to check out this month's short fiction offerings. If you only choose one title, make it The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer." --Kirkus
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
808.83/8762
Table Of Content
The Star - H. G. Wells Sultana''s Dream - Rokheya Shekhawat Hossein The New Overworld - Paul Scheerbart The Triumph of Mechanics - Karl Hans Strobl Elements of Pataphysics - Alfred Jarry Mechanopolis - Miguel de Unamuno The Doom of Principal City - Yefim Zozulya The Comet - W. E. B. Du Bois The Fate of the Poseidonia - Clare Winger Harris The Star Stealers - Edmond Hamilton The Conquest of Gola - Leslie F. Stone A Martian Odyssey - Stanley G. Weinbaum The Last Poet and the Robots - A. Merritt The Microscopic Giants - Paul Ernst Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius - Jorge Luis Borges Desertion - Clifford D. Simak September 2005: The Martian - Ray Bradbury Baby HP - Juan José Arreola Surface Tension - James Blish Beyond Lies the Wub - Philip K. Dick The Snowball Effect - Katherine MacLean Prott - Margaret St. Clair The Liberation of Earth - William Tenn Let Me Live in a House - Chad Oliver The Star - Arthur C. Clarke Grandpa - James H. Schmitz The Game of Rat and Dragon - Cordwainer Smith The Last Question - Isaac Asimov Stranger Station - Damon Knight Sector General - James White The Visitors - Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Pelt - Carol Emshwiller The Monster - Gérard Klein The Man Who Lost the Sea - Theodore Sturgeon The Waves - Silvina Ocampo Plenitude - Will Worthington The Voices of Time - J. G. Ballard The Astronaut - Valentina Zhuravlyova The Squid Chooses Its Own Ink - Adolfo Bioy Casares 2 B R 0 2 B - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. A Modest Genius - Vadim Shefner Day of Wrath - Sever Gansovsky The Hands - John Baxter Darkness - André Carneiro "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman - Harlan Ellison Nine Hundred Grandmothers - R. A. Lafferty Day Million - Frederik Pohl Student Body - F. L. Wallace Aye, and Gomorrah - Samuel R. Delany The Hall of Machines - Langdon Jones Soft Clocks - Yoshio Aramaki Three from Moderan - David R. Bunch Let Us Save the Universe - Stanislaw Lem Vaster Than Empires and More Slow - Ursula K. Le Guin Good News from the Vatican - Robert Silverberg When It Changed - Joanna Russ And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill''s Side - James Tiptree Jr. Where Two Paths Cross - Dmitri Bilenkin Standing Woman - Yasutaka Tsutsui The IWM 1000 - Alicia Yánez Cossío The House of Compassionate Sharers - Michael Bishop Sporting with the Chid - Barrington J. Bayley Sandkings - George R. R. Martin Wives - Lisa Tuttle The Snake That Read Chomsky - Josephine Saxton Reiko''s Universe Box - Kajio Shinji Swarm - Bruce Sterling Mondocane - Jacques Barbéri Blood Music - Greg Bear Bloodchild - Octavia E. Butler Variation on a Man - Pat Cadigan Passing as a Flower in the City of the Dead - S. N. Dyer New Rose Hotel - William Gibson Pots - C. J. Cherryh Snow - John Crowley The Lake Was Full of Artificial Things - Karen Joy Fowler The Unmistakable Smell of Wood Violets - Angélica Gorodischer The Owl of Bear Island - Jon Bing Readers of the Lost Art - Élisabeth Vonarburg A Gift from the Culture - Iain M. Banks Paranamanco - Jean-Claude Dunyach Crying in the Rain - Tanith Lee The Frozen Cardinal - Michael Moorcock Rachel in Love - Pat Murphy Sharing Air - Manjula Padmanabhan Schwarzschild Radius - Connie Willis All the Hues of Hell - Gene Wolfe Vacuum States - Geoffrey A. Landis Two Small Birds - Han Song Burning Sky - Rachel Pollack Before I Wake - Kim Stanley Robinson Death Is Static Death Is Movement - Misha Nogha The Brains of Rats - Michael Blumlein Gorgonoids - Leena Krohn Vacancy for the Post of Jesus Christ - Kojo Laing The Universe of Things - Gwyneth Jones The Remoras - Robert Reed The Ghost Standard - William Tenn Remnants of the Virago Crypto-System - Geoffrey Maloney How Alex Became a Machine - Stepan Chapman The Poetry Cloud - Cixin Liu Story of Your Life - Ted Chiang Craphound - Cory Doctorow The Slynx - Tatyana Tolstaya Baby Doll - Johanna Sinisalo
Synopsis
Quite possibly the greatest science fiction collection of all time-- past, present, and future What if life was neverending? What if you could change your body to adapt to an alien ecology? What if the pope were a robot? Spanning galaxies and millennia, this must-have anthology showcases classic contributions from H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Octavia E. Butler, and Kurt Vonnegut, alongside a century of the eccentrics, rebels, and visionaries who have inspired generations of readers. Within its pages, you'll find beloved worlds of space opera, hard SF, cyberpunk, the New Wave, and more. Learn about the secret history of science fiction, from titans of literature who also wrote SF to less well-known authors from more than twenty-five countries, some never before translated into English. In The Big Book of Science Fiction, literary power couple Ann and Jeff VanderMeer transport readers from Mars to Mechanopolis, planet Earth to parts unknown. Immerse yourself in the genre that predicted electric cars, space tourism, and smartphones. Sit back, buckle up, and dial in the coordinates, as this stellar anthology has got worlds within worlds. Including: - Legendary tales from Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Le Guin - An unearthed sci-fi story from W. E. B. Du Bois - The first publication of the work of cybernetic visionary David R. Bunch in twenty years - A rare and brilliant novella by Chinese international sensation Cixin Liu Plus: - Aliens - Space battles - Robots - Technology gone wrong - Technology gone right, Quite possibly the GREATEST science-fiction collection of ALL TIME--past, present, and FUTURE! - "Nearly 1,200 pages of stories by the genre's luminaries, like H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke and Ursula K. Le Guin, as well as lesser-known authors." -- The New York Times Book Review What if life was never-ending? What if you could change your body to adapt to an alien ecology? What if the Pope was a robot? Spanning galaxies and millennia, this must-have anthology showcases classic contributions from H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Octavia Butler, and Kurt Vonnegut alongside a century of the eccentrics, rebels, and visionaries who have inspired generations of readers. Within its pages, find beloved worlds of space opera, hard SF, cyberpunk, the new wave, and more. Learn the secret history of science fiction, from literary icons who wrote SF to authors from over 25 countries, some never before translated into English. In THE BIG BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION, literary power couple Ann and Jeff VanderMeer transport readers from Mars to Mechanopolis, planet Earth to parts unknown. Read the genre that predicted electric cars, travel to the moon, and the modern smart phone. We've got the worlds if you've got the time. Including: - Legendary tales from Isaac Asimov and Ursula LeGuin! - An unearthed sci-fi story from W.E.B. DuBois! - The first publication of the work of cybernetic visionary David R. Bunch in 20 years! - A rare and brilliant novella by Chinese international sensation Liu Cixin! Plus: - Aliens! - Space battles! - Robots! - Technology gone wrong! - Technology gone right!, Quite possibly the GREATEST science-fiction collection of ALL TIME--past, present, and FUTURE! * "Nearly 1,200 pages of stories by the genre's luminaries, like H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke and Ursula K. Le Guin, as well as lesser-known authors." -- The New York Times Book Review What if life was never-ending? What if you could change your body to adapt to an alien ecology? What if the Pope was a robot? Spanning galaxies and millennia, this must-have anthology showcases classic contributions from H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Octavia Butler, and Kurt Vonnegut alongside a century of the eccentrics, rebels, and visionaries who have inspired generations of readers. Within its pages, find beloved worlds of space opera, hard SF, cyberpunk, the new wave, and more. Learn the secret history of science fiction, from literary icons who wrote SF to authors from over 25 countries, some never before translated into English. In THE BIG BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION, literary power couple Ann and Jeff VanderMeer transport readers from Mars to Mechanopolis, planet Earth to parts unknown. Read the genre that predicted electric cars, travel to the moon, and the modern smart phone. We've got the worlds if you've got the time. Including: · Legendary tales from Isaac Asimov and Ursula LeGuin! · An unearthed sci-fi story from W.E.B. DuBois! · The first publication of the work of cybernetic visionary David R. Bunch in 20 years! · A rare and brilliant novella by Chinese international sensation Liu Cixin! Plus: · Aliens! · Space battles! · Robots! · Technology gone wrong! · Technology gone right!
LC Classification Number
PN6071.S33B55 2016
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